Missouri plane crash has Wisconsin connection

Published
June 17, 2026
Location
Butler, Missouri
Butler Airport
Incident type
Aircraft, Crash

Summary

Car Crash Butler Missouri in Butler, Missouri: A single‐engine turboprop used by Skydive Kansas City crashed shortly after takeoff from Butler, Missouri, killing all 12 aboard. Witnesses reported the aircraft made an abrupt left turn at about 100 feet and appeared to lose power before impact.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Kurt John Roy Thacker Driver Fatal
Michael Shanahan Unknown Fatal
David Hershberger Unknown Fatal
Sai Karthik Varma Datla Unknown Fatal
Matthew Swope Unknown Fatal
Dustin McKinney Unknown Fatal
Jen Sharp Unknown Fatal
Marcus Miller Unknown Fatal
Nicholas Nash Unknown Fatal
William Fischer Unknown Fatal
Dane Cordes Unknown Fatal

Original reporting

Missouri plane crash has Wisconsin connection | State | gazettextra.com

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